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February 2015October 2015

Arizona OperaLyric Opera of Chicago

The Magic FluteThe Merry Widow (Associate Director)

Biography

Dan Rigazzi is a stage director, now entering his ninth
season on staff at the Metropolitan Opera. In addition to his work there, Dan
directs regionally and for training programs around the country. This fall he
will make his debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, serving as Associate
Director for Susan Stroman’s production of The
Merry Widow. Recent projects include new productions of Madama Butterfly for Ash Lawn Opera, The Beggar’s Opera for Carnegie Mellon
University, and The Magic Flute for
Arizona Opera. 2014 saw Dan’s debut at Teatro alla Scala, assisting Mary
Zimmerman with Lucia di Lammermoor.
Other notable projects include new productions of La bohème and The
Magic Flute for Ash Lawn Opera, Benjamin Britten’s Noye’s Fludde for
St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York City, The Tales of Hoffmann for Wolf
Trap Opera, The Rape of Lucretia for Pittsburgh Opera, and a Triple Bill
for Bard’s Graduate Vocal Arts Program, which included Song from the Uproar,
by Missy Mazzoli, the premiere of David T. Little’s Vinkensport, and Maurice Ravel’s L’enfant
et les sortilèges.As an assistant director, Dan has worked for the Metropolitan
Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Houston Grand Opera, The Castleton Festival, The New
York Shakespeare Festival, Theatre for a New Audience, Pittsburgh Opera, The
Ridge Theater Company, and the Berkshire Opera Company. He has been fortunate
to assist five Tony Award winning directors:
Mary Zimmerman, Diane Paulus, Susan Stroman, Jack O’Brien and Bartlett Sher.He is
an alumus of the Drama League Directors Project and the Carnegie Mellon School
of Drama.